Alwasat

Alwasat is a privately owned Libyan news portal launched in 2014 by Alwasat Media Group, which also operates a weekly newspaper, radio and a television channel. Edited largely from Cairo because of insecurity in Libya, it publishes rolling Arabic-language coverage of Libyan politics, the economy and the country's rival governments, and is among Libya's most widely followed news sites.

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Alwasat at a glance

Country: Libya
Region: North Africa · Middle East and North Africa
Kind of outlet: News portal
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Alwasat

Crosswire groups Alwasat as Centrist for comparisons within Libya's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where Alwasat sits in Libya's press

Alwasat is one of 4 outlets tracked in Libya and the only news portal tracked there. By outlets tracked, Libya ranks 17th of the 20 countries on Crosswire's Middle East and North Africa hub, which lists 99 outlets in all.

Across the Middle East and North Africa, Crosswire tracks 8 of the 80 news portals in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Alwasat outside Libya, starting with North Africa, are Hespress (Morocco), Tunisie Numerique (Tunisia), Youm7 (Egypt) and Naharnet (Lebanon). Opening one of them beside Alwasat is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.